Five taken to hospital after 'major collision' involving semi-truck on I-35 near downtown

Five people, including a child, were taken to Dell Seton Medical Center with minor injuries after a six-vehicle collision involving a semi-truck near downtown Austin on Interstate 35.

Austin-Travis County Emergency Medical Services said on X, formerly Twitter, that the "major collision" happened just before 11 a.m. in the northbound lane of 1000 S. Interstate 35. The Austin Fire Department was also on the scene.

Fourteen people were involved in the crash, Austin-Travis County EMS said.

No other information was available Friday afternoon.

This article originally appeared on Austin American-Statesman: 5 taken to hospital after 6-vehicle collision on I-35 near downtown